Chiefs Take Series Lead Behind Reed’s One-Hitter-Game 2 Moved to Maplewood Tonight at 8

(Malden, MA)– Tufts University’s Miles Reed came within an out of a no-hitter, finshing with a one-hit gem, to lead the Andre Chiefs to a 4-0 win over the Melrose Americans on Tuesday night at Maplewood.

With the win, the defending champion Chiefs take a 1-0 semi-final series lead. Game Two of the best of five series will be played back at Maplewood on Wednesday at 8:00 PM. The game has been moved to Maplewood due to wet conditions at Morelli Field.

Reed and Melrose starter Mike Nestor hooked up in a scroreless pitcher’s duel until the Chiefs scratched out two runs in the bottom of the fourth on consecutive RBI singles from veteran shortstop Nate Witkowski and Tyler Ferdinand.

The teams matched zeros until the Chiefs put up a couple of insurance runs on Miles Reid’s sixth inning, two out, two RBI double to right-center to take a 4-0 lead into the seventh.

Reed gor the first two Americans in the seventh before John Jennings hit a 1-0 pitch to left for a single breaking up the no-hit bid.

Reed struck out 10 and walked two. Nestor allowed six hits, and struck out eight.